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ACT's severe weather changes

To prepare for future events we need to understand the past.

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earthquake

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General facts

Magnitude

ML 3

Event date

19 Aug 1998

Earthquake 19 August 1998

This earthquake occurred at 9.12 pm with a magnitude ML 3.0 in the Orroral Valley, Namadgi National Park, ACT. Despite its remote location, the earthquake was reportedly felt as far away as inner north Canberra suburbs, albeit weakly.